Sisi: I Survived Two Assassination Attempts

Egypt's leading presidential candidate reveals there were two attempts to kill him, stresses he is not afraid.

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Elad Benari, 06/05/14 04:16

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi

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Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the former Egyptian army chief who is expected to win a presidential election this month, revealed on Monday that there had been two attempts to kill him, Reuters reported.

Sisi said in a joint interview with Egypt's privately-owned CBC and ONTV television channels there were “two attempts to assassinate me” but stressed, “I believe in fate, I am not afraid.”

He did not say when the assassination attempts took place.

Sisi recently resigned as defense minster and announced his plan to run for president, saying it would be the last time he wears his military uniform. “I give up the uniform to defend the nation,” he declared.